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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 9, 2017

Los Angeles Pays $1.5 Million to Settle Lawsuit Over Justified Police Shooting

The Los Angeles city council approved a $1.5 million payment Wednesday to settle a lawsuit filed by the parents of Ezell Ford over his fatal shooting by police in South Los Angeles.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 6, 2017

WA Officer Sues City Over Mayor's Comments After OIS

A Wapato, WA, police officer has filed a $1.5 million claim against the city for “divisive and inflammatory” comments its mayor posted on social media in the aftermath of a July officer-involved fatal shooting.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 12, 2017

Federal Marshals Seize Personal Property of FL Officer Over $22.4 Million Shooting Verdict

Federal marshals have seized the car, furniture and other belongings of a Palm Beach County sheriff's sergeant who was found liable by a jury for shooting an unarmed man, leaving him paralyzed.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 6, 2017

Freddie Gray Case: Judge Allows Malicious Prosecution Lawsuit Against Mosby to Proceed

A federal judge is allowing key parts of a lawsuit against Baltimore State's Attorney Marilyn J. Mosby, brought by five of the six police officers charged in the death of Freddie Gray, to move forward.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 20, 2016

New Orleans to Pay $13.3 Million to Settle Lawsuits Over Katrina Police Shootings

Seventeen plaintiffs involved in civil lawsuits over police shootings that happened just before and during the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina will split a $13.3 million settlement, Mayor Mitch Landrieu announced at a press conference Monday afternoon.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 19, 2016

Former GA Officer Fired for Flying Confederate Flag at Home Sues City

A former police officer fired for flying a Confederate flag at her suburban Atlanta home has filed a federal lawsuit saying her termination violates her constitutional right to free speech.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 13, 2016

Mountie Suing RCMP Over PTSD He Says Caused by Exposure to Child Porn Investigations

A Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer has filed a lawsuit alleging he suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder after being exposed to a “significant volume” of child pornography while working in a specialized unit.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 13, 2016

Los Angeles to Pay $8 Million Over 3 LAPD Shootings

The Los Angeles City Council agreed Tuesday to pay more than $8 million to settle lawsuits filed by relatives of three men who were shot and killed by LAPD officers.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 9, 2016

Family of CA Transit Officer Gets $3.1 Million Wrongful Death Settlement

Bay Area Rapid Transit directors have agreed to pay $3.1 million to settle a wrongful death lawsuit that was filed by the family of BART police Sgt. Thomas Smith, who was inadvertently shot dead by a colleague in a search of a suspect’s home in Dublin in 2014.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 2, 2016

L.A. Tentatively Agrees to $4 Million Settlement in Fatal LAPD OIS

Attorneys for the city of Los Angeles have agreed to pay $4 million to settle a lawsuit filed by the family of an unarmed homeless man fatally shot by an LAPD officer in Venice Beach, CA, court records show.

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